Posts By Adam Roffel

When you first get everything out of the box for Harrow County you might be a bit concerned about how much is going on in the game. There are dozens of little tiles, jars, fire tokens, and so much more. Thankfully, it actually gets taught to you over a series of “chapters” until it all comes together in the final chapter with all the rules knowledge you need for a 2 or 3 player game. The pieces in the game…

It’s been a few minutes since our last Playmobil review, but that doesn’t mean my youngest hasn’t had his many Wiltopia animals out on the floor week in and week out. As his animal collection has grown, he’s been pining for more and more Wiltopia animal sets. We bought a few ourselves, but Playmobil was nice enough to send over another smaller set, the Animal Photographer. This set is based on a watering hole in Africa, and includes a number…

I wasn’t sure what to expect when we began opening up Mrs. Castillo’s Turtle Van from the LEGO Dreamzzz. I’ve seen LEGO themes crash and burn before, but for some reason despite the wackiness of Dreamzzz, my kids were super enthused by the entire theme. So, to do my homework, as we opened up the Turtle Van, we put on a few episodes of the show on Netflix, and my kids were hooked. LEGO is a huge hit in our…

It’s not often that a company can release a title and claim they’ve come close to landing alongside Nintendo greats like Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario Galaxy. But here we are in 2024, looking at a brand new release on the PlayStation 5, and this is as close any competitor has come to reaching the heights Nintendo has. Astro Bot is a fantastic experience throughout, and although completing the game doesn’t take all that long, and I was hoping…

It might seem silly to be reviewing Root in 2024, but when Leder Games opened up their library to us to look at the plethora of games they have available, we jumped at the chance. And I’m so glad I did. After taking Oath for a spin – what a fantastic experience  – it was time to try something just a bit different in Root. You can check out our full components overview and review of Root, but let’s get…

Mass Effect is one of my favorite games to play on console, and I think I’ve enjoyed them all in one way or another. Mass Effect isn’t an overly complicated video game, but I wouldn’t classify it as a light experience either. There are tech trees to think about, specials to mull over, and so much more. When I was told about Mass Effect, it was pitched as a very approachable, short campaign experience. What I was greeted with when…

Leder Games games…titles…games…have a specific look to them that some people love and some people hate. It’s a fitting style, because it appears that Leder Games games are things that people either love or hate. I just happen to like Leder Games and what they do. That goes for the game mechanics they launch and the artwork they use. After being blown away by Oath  I’m back in the Leder Games universe to look at Root, which is one that…

Gnome Hollow might have made waves because of its magnetic player boards, but don’t let that really cool new production idea take away from what is underneath – a really great tile laying game with some interesting mechanics that sets it apart. Although not everyone I played with was a fan of how this game played, I thought it was interesting and innovative, more so than I thought it would be! On the surface, Gnome Hollow looks like a tile…

When we looked at the components for Stalk Exchange we noted that it was one of the better produced games we’ve seen in a long time. With the recent launch of this title and Gnome Hollow (LINK components article), The OP has been knocking it out of the park on the production side of things. While a good production goes a long way to making me enjoy a game more, it is not the end-all-be-all, and a good game needs…

I previously wrote on the site that I wasn’t very excited for the game Umbrella, and that the components were the only reason I was giving this game a go. You can read my components review article right now but how does the game itself actually play. Was it more puzzly-then-game as I assumed it would be? Let’s take a look. Umbrella is an easy to teach, easy to play game that is really nice as a filler on board…